Meaning:

If you are a dull person, it will be difficult for you to become enlightened and become a Buddha. Even if a master with a bright eye takes the trouble to enlighten him, he will not be able to inherit the Dafa. On the contrary, all living beings have an intrinsic nature of spiritual enlightenment and immortality. When they meet the guidance of a master and the opportunity is ripe, they can bear fruit.

Source: "The Sixth Patriarch's Altar Sutra" by Huineng in the Tang Dynasty

Many fates are caused by emotions, many troubles are caused by emotions, and when there are causes, many effects will be produced. Maybe this effect is not what we want, but if we accept the cause, we must accept the effect produced by the cause. Cause and effect are cyclical. The so-called affordability and the so-called letting go are all so-called. of.

It is easy to put away the things in your hands, but you may not be able to let go of the things in your heart. Maybe it is not that you are reluctant to let go of this person, or the feelings you have given, but that you are reluctant to let go of the happiness and beauty, right?

In fact, any reason is the reason for not letting go, right? The consequences of not letting go are your own problems and have nothing to do with anyone else.

Extended information:

Introduction to the Sixth Patriarch’s Altar Sutra:

The Sixth Patriarch’s Altar Sutra, the full name is “The Supreme Mahayana Maha Prajna Paramita Sutra of Nan Zong Dun Sect” "The Sixth Patriarch Huineng's Prayer Altar Sutra at Dafan Temple in Shaozhou" is a classic compiled by Huineng Shuo, the founder of Zen Buddhism, and his disciple Fahai.

The "Sixth Patriarch's Altar Sutra" records Huineng's deeds of acquiring and teaching the Dharma throughout his life and the words and teachings he taught his disciples. It is rich in content and popular in writing, and is an important basis for studying the origins of Zen thought.

The central idea of ??the "Sixth Patriarch's Altar Sutra" is the theory of Buddha's nature that "one can become a Buddha by seeing one's nature", or that "the mind is the Buddha", and the practice view of "sudden enlightenment and seeing one's nature". The so-called "Only the dharma of seeing nature is transmitted, and the sect of destroying evil is born."

Nature refers to the inherent possibility of all living beings becoming Buddhas. That is, "the nature of Bodhi is originally pure, but with this mind, one can become a Buddha directly" and "Although people have north and south, the nature of Buddha has no north and south." This idea is in line with the saying in the Nirvana Sutra that "all living beings have Buddha nature".

The "Sixth Patriarch's Altar Sutra" also advocates the idealism of the Pure Land. It is believed that "People in the East commit sins and recite Buddha's name in order to live in the West. In the West, where do people commit sins and recite Buddha's name in order to live in the West? It's just like those who are stupid and cannot understand their own nature and do not know the pure land in their bodies. They wish to go east and west and realize that people are everywhere."

He also said: "As long as the mind is not unwholesome, the West is not far away; if you have an unwholesome mind, it will be difficult to reach rebirth by chanting Buddha's name." Huineng opposed empty talk about Buddhism without leaving the world, and advocated that "Buddhism is in the world and is not separated from the world. "Awakening, leaving this world to seek Bodhi is like seeking a rabbit's horn."

Points out: "If you want to practice cultivation, you can do it at home, not in the temple. If you can do it at home, you will be like an Eastern person with a good heart; if you don't practice in the temple, you will be like a Westerner with a bad heart."

"The Sixth Patriarch's Altar Sutra" is "China's first vernacular work".

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